Tryptophanyl aminopeptidase

Tryptophanyl aminopeptidase
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.11.17
CAS number 76689-19-5
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Tryptophanyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.17, tryptophan aminopeptidase, L-tryptophan aminopeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Preferential release of N-terminal tryptophan

This enzyme from Trichosporon cutaneum also acts on L-tryptophanamide.

References

  1. Iwayama, A.; Kimura, T.; Adachi, O.; Ameyama, M. (1983). "Crystallization and characterization of a novel aminopeptidase from Trichosporon cutaneum". Agric. Biol. Chem. 47: 2483–2493. doi:10.1271/bbb1961.47.2483.
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